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Armadillidium vulgare

Photo by keithp2012
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Field Notes

Description:

Unlike members of other woodlouse families, members of this family can roll into a ball. Isopods are omnivores or scavengers feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals. Some may eat live plants.

Habitat:

Isopods breathe with gills, so they are restricted to areas with high humidity, under rocks or logs, in leaf litter or in crevices. Some species are nocturnal.

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2010

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